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Photos and video by Asia Morris.<\/em><\/p>\n Over 1,000 corgis took to the Long Beach shoreline on Saturday, making it a record-breaking SoCal Corgi Beach Day event for the dogs, owners and fans who descended on Rosie\u2019s Dog Beach for a little fun in the sun.<\/p>\n The corgis basked in the limelight, as their fans and followers treated their canine companions like it was their day, as paparazzi-like crowds surrounded each corgi\u2019s activities.<\/p>\n \u201cThis was by far our biggest and best So Cal Corgi Beach Day yet,\u201d said co-organizer Kelly McLemore. \u201cWe had people come from all over the United States, as far away as Canada.\u201d<\/p>\n Record-Breaking Corgi Beach Day Draws Over 1,000 Corgis to Lon…<\/a> <\/p>\n Over 1,000 corgis took over the Long Beach shoreline this past Saturday, making it a record-breaking SoCal Corgi Beach Day event for the dogs, owners and fans who descended on Rosie\u2019s Dog Beach for a little fun in the sun. See more photos: http:\/\/lbpo.st\/29gqkPC<\/p>\n Posted by Long Beach Post<\/a> on Tuesday, July 5, 2016<\/p><\/blockquote><\/div>\n It was a patriotic paw-ty, to say the least, as dogs Cooper and Corgi Zero won the Corgi Costume Contest with their \u201cCorg Washington\u201d costume, dressed as determined corgis crossing the Potomac. 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